1948 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1948 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1948 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), R. Allan, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, D. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, J. Spencer, T. Walsh
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, A. Moncrieff, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
North Melbourne (11.6.72) defeated Footscray (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon (5), S. Murray (3), J. Hedley, D. Johnson, V. Lawrence
Footscray: M. Laffey (2), A. Olliver (2), B. Reid (2), L. Barker, T. Robb
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
11.6.72 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walsh, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||